CFMoto’s 2027 Ibex 800 E combines aluminium components with radar safety technology
CFMoto's 2027 Ibex 800 E combines an aluminium swingarm and forged aluminium pistons with radar-based safety technology, while starting at USD 9,799 in the US. The Ibex also comes with an 8-inch touchscreen, adjustable KYB suspension and several touring features as standard. The Ibex 800 E comes...
Porsche's lightweight GT3 gets heavier, and that's the point
Porsche's 911 GT3 Bergsport swaps its lightest magnesium wheels for forged aluminium, proving that a few extra kilos can make sense when the road gets serious. There are few places where saving weight matters more than inside a Porsche 911 GT3. Yet for its new 911 GT3 Bergsport, Porsche has done...
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Japan’s aluminium plates, sheets and strips exports to drop in 2019 after a rise last year
Japan is home to two of the world’s leading automotive rolled aluminium producers- UACJ Corporation and Kobe Steel and Aluminium. Globally automotive aluminium rolled product market is growing driving the demand for aluminium plates, sheets and strips. Kobe Steel and Aluminium ships considerable...
Ford unveils Shelby GT500 featuring aluminium alloy engine at 2018 Detroit Motor Show
Ford Motor Company reportedly unveiled the all-new Shelby GT500, the most powerful mustang ever with 700 horsepower, at the 2018 Detroit Motor Show. The company says it is the quickest street-legal acceleration and most high-performance technology to date. The vehicle comes with a supercharged 5.2...
China’s passenger vehicle sales shrink 6% YoY in 2018
According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), retail sales of passenger vehicles in China shrank 6% in 2018 from a year earlier. This marked the first decline in more than 20 years. In December 2018, about 2.26 million passenger vehicles including sedans, SUV, multi-purpose vehicles...
Bharat Forge shares hit 23 months low after dropping automobile sales numbers in December
Shares of Bharat Forge (BFL) hit a 23-month low of INR 470 per share, down 4 per cent on the BSE in early morning trade in an otherwise firm market. This followed a after the domestic automobile companies reported bearish sales numbers during the month of December 2018, driven by adverse...
Russia’s aluminium wire export continues declining in 2018, both in terms of volume and revenue
Growing consumer demand towards lightweight automobile vehicles has been incessantly stimulating the aluminium wire market demand over the years. So to say, aluminium wire market size is set to surpass US$ 65 billion by 2024, according to a new research report by Global Market Insights Inc....
Analysts say use of aluminium body has not increased F-150 repair costs
When Ford launched its all-aluminium body F-150 pickup truck in 2015 with aluminium body panels instead of steel to make it lighter with improved mileage and rust-free, it was considered as one of the biggest risks for America’s most popular truck maker. The bigger concern was the cost of repairs,...
Wholesale passenger vehicles by China estimated to drop 7% YoY in January
According to the report jointly issued by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) and WAYS, the total sales of passenger vehicles are expected to register a decline of 6.6 per cent year on year in January 2019. The estimated sale is expected to stand at 2.26 million. Included in the passenger...
Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions (KPEX) to expand its Bowling Green aluminum extrusion plant
Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. which opened an extrusion plant for the automotive sector in Bowling Green, Kentucky in in February 2017 will expand the plant with a US$42 million investment, adding 90 new jobs and increasing overall Kentucky investment to US$95 million. Kentucky...
Morgan to launch a sports car in 2019 with all-new bonded aluminium platform
According to a report, a British sports car manufacturer Morgan Motor Company has confirmed to launch an all-new sports car in 2019 to mark the firm’s 110-year anniversary. The new model, known internally as the ‘Wide Body’, is set to use an all-new bonded aluminium platform. Details are scarce,...
China to temporarily cut extra tariff on U.S.-made cars & light trucks
According to an announcement from China’s Ministry of Finance on Friday, the country will temporarily remove additional 25 per cent tariff on U.S.-made light vehicles and auto parts starting Jan. 1, 2019 for a period of 90 days. The announcement was a follow up on the truce in the trade war between...
Runge Cars designs Runge RS, a handcrafted aluminium-bodied masterpiece for modern-day racers
A bootstrapped Midwest USA builder is reviving the dying art of the pure vintage racing cars which are beautifully handcrafted oner at a time. The all-aluminium body of the Runge RS is a modern masterpiece reminding the curvy bodies of ‘50s-era Ferrari, Maserati, and Jaguar roadsters. Runge is...
Constellium to buy UACJ's 49% stake in Bowling Green aluminium auto body sheet plant
Constellium N.V. announced through a press release on December 11 that it signed an agreement with UACJ Corporation and its U.S. subsidiary, Tri-Arrows Aluminum Holding Inc. (TAAH), to acquire TAAH’s 49% stake in Constellium-UACJ ABS, LLC (CUA). The cost of the acquisition will be US$100 million...
2020 Jeep Gladiator truck uses more aluminium in its exterior for lightweighting
The 2019 Ram 1500 did not use much aluminium, but its fellow FCA truck the 2020 Jeep Gladiator will use the light metal extensively in its exterior parts over a steel body. The truck will use aluminium in spades, with the hood, doors, hinges fenders, windshield frame and tailgate built from the...
Constellium supplies aluminium automotive body sheets for new Audi A6
Constellium announced it supplied aluminium automotive body sheets for the new Audi A6. The company delivered Surfalex® with high surface quality and particular hemming and roping properties for the doors as well as for the trunk. It also supplied Securalex® P6, a high-tech crash absorption alloy,...
White House adviser expects China's tariffs on U.S. auto imports to fall to zero after the truce in trade war
As the U.S. and China have entered a 90-day truce in the current trade war, White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow expected that China could immediately slash its vehicle tariffs on cars imported from the U.S. He believed the immediate after action could be a rolling back of 40 per cent tariffs...
Tariffs and retaliatory tariffs may bring down China’s light vehicle imports in 2019
As forecasted by Sinomach Automobile Co., China’s largest dealer of imported cars and light trucks, China’s light-vehicle imports are likely to drop by more than 5 per cent in 2019. This decline is attributed to an economy that is steadily losing steam and China’s continued trade disputes with the...
European automakers shares drop on new car tariffs warning
European automakers shares reportedly dropped on Thursday, November 29 followed by a warning of fresh US imported auto tariffs application before the end of the year. The warning came from one of the key European lawmakers. According to a report by Germany's Wirtschaftwoche, a business and...
Constellium inaugurates new Automotive Structures facility in Slovakia
Aluminium products manufacturer Constellium has opened new Automotive Structures facility in Zilina, Slovakia for the production of aluminium Crash Management Systems and Body Structure components to the Eastern European market. The Zilina plant features advanced technologies for forming,...
